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Saturday, November 28, 2009

Looking for Christmas Gift Ideas?

It always takes me awhile to think of gift ideas, so this year I started compiling a list early. And I think it is such a great list I wanted to share it with you. Hopefully this list will give you an idea for a perfect gift for someone, or be something you may want for Christmas and you can share with someone who might be trying to find a gift for you. This list might be something you want to buy and give, or buy for insights on making a gift.

Disclaimer: This is my list of suggested gift ideas. The companies, designers, or authors did not pay me (or bribe me) to include them in this list. I just truly think these are delightful items that would make a wonderful gift, or might be something you would want to have.

PaperPieces.com provides high quality paper piecing designs, books, DVDs and other items for those that love paper piecing. SewCalGal encourages everyone to try this English Paper piecing quilting method, as it is great fun and results in perfect piecing, and the projects are very portable, making it great for projects to take on trips.

Indygo Junction has many delightful designs and accessories. I think their Building Blocks Bag pattern would make a great gift, and I also think making these bags and giving them as gifts would be absolutely wonderful. I know I'd love to receive this pattern or bag as a gift. But then they have many wonderful items that would make for a lovely Christmas gift, and/or help you make a lovely Christmas gift.

For Machine Embroidery Enthusiasts, I think a gift of Embird Software would be be delightful for those that want to learn to develop skills to create their own designs, combine designs, easily add text to designs, as well as reformat purchased designs. Embird is a versatile software package that I truly view as a must have for machine embroiderers.

Superior Threads provides a large selection of threads, pre-wound bobbins, and various items. I'd love to receive a set of MasterPiece threads or a package of Texture Magic for Christmas. And I believe a set of Superior Metallic Threads would make a wonderful gift. And they have many more products that would make a wonderful gift, as well as help you make a wonderful gift to give to someone.

Snapware storage products. I love their 2 layer and 3 layer square stackable totes for large projects, or storing fabric. They also have many other small and medium size stackable totes that are very versatile and quite durable.

AccuQuilt products (Studio, Go, dies, patterns, etc) or gift certificates would make a great product for an experienced and even a new quilter!

Sulky offers a variety of products for the sewing, quilting & embroidery enthusiast. They have a delightful selection of threads, stablizers, books and many other items. All of which would make a delightful gift, as well as help you make a wonderful gift to give someone.

A portable mustache trimmer, to help with reverse sewing/embroidery projects. Plus, this type of gift just creates fun. How many people can say their "girlfriend" gave them a mustache trimmer?

Quilt In A Day has a large selection of fantastic books, patterns, fabrics, rulers, templates, or gift certificates. And they also hold wonderful classes, as well as offer great educational DVDs. And you'll find more products at their sister store ElenorBurns.com, include their delightful books "Day & Night", Victory Quilts, and other great books. And oh so many fun patterns, including her Signature Pattern: Tossed Nine Patch.

For Machine Embroidery enthusiasts, "blanks" from All About Blanks make a great gift. And All About Blanks has high quality products that make for perfect machine embroidery items.

Pearl P. Pereira Designs of P3 Designs offers a large selection of patterns. I also recommend her Travel Mate I & II, Tool Case and Travel Case designs as being great gift ideas, as well as many of her other designs.

Lynette Jensen of Thimbleberries has a great selection of fabrics, designs and books that would make delightful gifts. Her book "Basic Beauties, Big & Small" book is absolutely delightful.

Elaine Waldschmitt, of The Quilted Closet, has some wonderful patterns & books. I think her book "appli-curves" would be a lovely gift, as well as her book "Embellishment Potpourri", along with many other of her books & patterns.

Olfa products make a delightful gift for a beginner or experienced quilter. Quilters never have too many new rotary blades, and new mats are also appreciated. But I also want to recommend this 17" rotating mat. It is lightweight and portable, perfect to take to workshops & sew-cials, as well as use at home. I know I'd love to receive Olfa products for a Christmas gift!

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